Eva Mendes reveals why she and Ryan Gosling don't have a nanny for 1-year-old Esmeralda

The 41-year-old Hitch star sat down with Wendy Williams on Wednesday, where she discussed why she and partner Ryan Gosling have elected to not hire a nanny.

"I've never appreciated my family so much, they've been amazing," said Eva, revealing that her family has been a big help with her daughter. "I don't technically have a nanny, but I do have help. I like to clarify. I'm certainly not anti-nanny, you do what you need to do as a parent, but I'm so grateful that I have help with my family and [Ryan's] family.

Eva, who covered Women's Health months after Esmeralda's birth, thinks that sometimes we put too much pressure on each other to lose the weight after pregnancy.

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Eva Mendes reveals why she and Ryan Gosling don't have a nanny for 1-year-old Esmeralda

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 07: Actors (L-R) Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling attend 'The Place Beyond The Pines' premiere during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival at Princess of Wales Theatre on September 7, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Sonia Recchia/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 18: Eva Mendes seen filming a commercial on February 18, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Charles Bladen/GC Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 22: Russell Crowe, Jack Kilmer and Ryan Gosling are seen on the set of 'The Nice Guys' on January 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by TSM/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 22: Russell Crowe, Jack Kilmer and Ryan Gosling are seen on the set of 'The Nice Guys' on January 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by TSM/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 22: Ryan Gosling is seen on the set of 'The Nice Guys' on January 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by TSM/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 22: Ryan Gosling is seen on the set of 'The Nice Guys' on January 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by TSM/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 22: Russell Crowe, Jack Kilmer and Ryan Gosling are seen on the set of 'The Nice Guys' on January 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by TSM/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 22: Russell Crowe, Jack Kilmer and Ryan Gosling are seen on the set of 'The Nice Guys' on January 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by TSM/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 24: Sandra Bullock and Ryan Gosling attend the 'Murder by numbers' Premiere at the Grand Theatre Lumiere during the 55th Cannes film festival on May 24, 2002 in Cannes, France

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 07: Actors Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling attend 'The Place Beyond The Pines' premiere during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival at Princess of Wales Theatre on September 7, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Sonia Recchia/Getty Images)

THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES 2012 Focus Features film with Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes

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Canadian actor Ryan Gosling poses as he arrives for the screening of the film 'Lost River' at the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 20, 2014. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)

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"I feel like we can be really hard on each other. That whole term, 'bounce back' after pregnancy. I don't know, I don't like that terminology," she said. "Look, if you go into the bikini two weeks after, good for you, but that wasn't me. I just feel like we as women need to support each other more."